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Euler-Arnold equation

Context

Differential geometry

Physics

physics, mathematical physics

Surveys, textbooks and lecture notes


theory (physics), model (physics)

Equality and Equivalence

Contents

Idea

The Euler-Arnold equation governs Hamiltonian dynamics on Lie groups.

References

The original influential is

  • Vladimir Arnol'd, Sur la géométrie différentielle des groupes de Lie de dimension infinie et ses applications à l’hydrodynamique des fluides parfaits. Ann. Inst. Fourier (Grenoble) 16 (1966) fasc. 1, 319–361. (MathSciNet)

A survey is in

  • Terence Tao, The Euler-Arnold equation (web)

  • Hernan Cendra, Jerrold Marsden, Sergey Pekarsky, Tudor Ratiu?, Variational principles for Lie-Poisson and Hamiltonpincaré equations_ (pdf)

Revised on September 18, 2012 00:15:16 by Urs Schreiber (82.169.65.155)